The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-04
Bailiffs Showered with Hot Water, Almost
Suffocated by Burning Pepper, and Pelted
with Stones, Bottles and Animal Filth.
The Tenants Finally Evicted and Their
Furniture Maliciously Broken.
Africa, but Will Hold What They Have OBJ
tained-Rioters Dispersed by Troops.
EvICTIONs AT BODYKE.


All the Tenants Offer Resistance, and Some
Very Exciting Scenes Ensue.
DUBLIN, June 3.-The evictions at Bodyke
continue. The tenants offering all the OPP
position in their power to the sheriff and his
guard of police and troops, and find various
means to seriously annoy the officers. In some
of the houses from which the occupants were to
be evicted cayenne pepper was burned, the
fumes of which nearly choked the bailiffs.
Boiling water was thrown from the windows
upon the evcting force. At two houses where
evictions were effected, collisions occurred be-
tween the police and the peoples and number
of arrests were made. When the sheriffs force
arrived at the house of tenant Lyddy and or
dered the family to leave, q daughter of MIR.
Lyddy threw iron hoop at bailif who at
tempted to enter the door. The hoop missed
the bailiff but struck police inspector.
The girl was arrested. A brother of the girl
was also arrested for melting the crowd to vio-
lence against the police. Another daughter of
the tenant, who denounced the treatment her
family was receiving, Vas struck by policeman
and felled to the ground. This maddened the
crowd, and they advanced for the purpose of at
tackins the officers.
Michael Davitt, who was present at the evic-
tions, pleaded with the people not to use vio-
lence however, and barely managed to avert a
collision. After the Lyddy family had been
evicted the police made an attack upon the
house of a man named Mcnamara, which
strongly fortified. Crowbars were used and
hole was made through the wall. Mrs. Nc
Namara and children were in the house and cried
pireously until Mr. Davitt shouted words of COM
fort to them. Mr.. Mcnamara was arrested for
pelting the bailiffs with dung. The bailiffs
smashed the furniture Of the house out of pure
malice.
Leaving the h use of Mcnamara. the evictors
proceeded to the house of Hussey, whose evic-
ton was unsuccessfully attempted few days
ago. Hussey had prepared to receive the bailifs
by filing his house with friends and barricading
every door and window. AS the evicting party
came within reach, the occupants of the house
showered boiling water upon their heads and
pelted them with stones bottles, ETC.. until they
were compelled to retreat. Repeated assaults
were made upon the house, but each kim the
saiants were driven back, until at last the
troops were ordered to fire upon the building at
the next assault should the shower of stones. hot
water, ETC., be kept up. The bailiffs. under
cover of the troops, again advanced upon
the house, and with difficulty
battered hole in the wall. through which they
entered. A fierce fight ensued within the house,
resulting in the repulse of tho bailiffs, who were
tumbled out through the hole in the wall, bleed
ing, and with their clothing nearly torn from
them. Another party succeeded them and after
entering the building forced the occupants out,
accomplishing the eviction after hard fight
lasting two hours and half from the time of
the first assault. The male defenders of Hus-
sey's house, including Hussey himself, were ar
rested.
After the eviction of Hussey q meeting was
held, which was addressed by Michael Davitt.
Mr. Davitt repeated the advice be gave yester-
day, to resist eviction by all possible means, and
reiterated his defiance Of the government to ar
rest him.